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Is Mormonism Another Christian Denomination?
Read more: Is Mormonism Another Christian Denomination?Over here at Bethel Seminary in St. Paul, MN we recently had an Apologetics event where we discussed the topic of Mormonism. Specifically, we wanted to help people think through the common question of whether Mormonism is really just another Christian denomination. Here’s a video of the event with three discrete talks and a question…
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Game of Thrones & Palm Sunday
Read more: Game of Thrones & Palm SundayThe final season of Game of Thrones began this past Sunday on HBO. I find it very intriguing that they chose this past Sunday of all days because it was Palm Sunday. If you don’t know, the title “Game of thrones” refers to the machinations, backbiting, and betrayal involved in this medieval fantasy game of politics…
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My New Article on Trinitarian Theology
Read more: My New Article on Trinitarian TheologyMy friend Matt Owen and I just published an article in Theologica called “The Son of God and Trinitarian Identity Statements.” I had an absolute blast co-writing this piece and if you’re interested in the doctrine of the Trinity, early Christology, and the interdisciplinary relationship between analytic and exegetical theology, you should check out our article…
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St Augustine, Nature, and Truth
Read more: St Augustine, Nature, and TruthI’m currently participating in an extracurricular reading group with students here at Bethel Seminary. We just finished reading through the first five books of St Augustine’s Confessions. It’s been a blast to read and discuss, and I thought I’d share one of my reflections so far. As I was reading the beginning of Book V, I…
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Check Out My New Article on Wine and Temple Theology in Ephesians 5.18–21
Read more: Check Out My New Article on Wine and Temple Theology in Ephesians 5.18–21Recently my new article on Ephesians 5.18–21 was published in the Polish Catholic Theological Journal, Biblica et Patristica Thoruniensia. The article is called “Filled with the Spirit: Wine and Worship in Levitical Light (Ephesians 5.18–21).” In this piece I try to make sense of a number of intriguing issues related to Ephesians 5.18–21 in its literary context…
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No Room in the Inn? (Re-post)
Read more: No Room in the Inn? (Re-post)Everyone knows how the Christmas story goes. As Stanley Hudson vehemently asserted in the most recent episode of The Office (8.10 Christmas Wishes) regarding the sensitivity to celebrate everything but Christmas during the Holidays: I want Christmas! Just give me plain-baby-Jesus-lying-in-a-manger Christmas! When our culture boils down the Christmas event it looks like this: baby Jesus in a manger. We’ve seen…
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Celebrating Prof. N. T. Wright: One God, One People, One Future
Read more: Celebrating Prof. N. T. Wright: One God, One People, One FutureOne week ago I had the privilege of presenting Prof. N. T. Wright with a Festschrift (German for ‘celebration writing’), which is a sub-genre of scholarly books comprised of essays from former students, colleagues, and long-time friends. This kind of book celebrates the contributions of a particular scholar, typically on the occasion of a major birthday or…
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Our New Book: Ancient Readers and Their Scriptures
Read more: Our New Book: Ancient Readers and Their ScripturesI am thrilled to say that our new book is finally out, Ancient Readers and Their Scriptures: Engaging the Hebrew Bible in Early Judaism and Christianity. The book was published by Brill just a few weeks ago and will be on display just in time for the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature beginning this weekend in…
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Twin Cities Marathon Recap
Read more: Twin Cities Marathon RecapThis past Sunday morning I took part in my first organized run; I ran the 10 mile in the Twin Cities Marathon. I had done the Tough Mudder back in 2012, but I hadn’t properly prepared for that and when you’re all covered in mud and queueing up for obstacles it just makes the run…
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Twin Cities Marathon Fundraising
Read more: Twin Cities Marathon FundraisingI’m running a 10-mile in the upcoming Twin Cities Marathon on Sunday, October 7th with Team Venture. We’re raising money to support Anti-Trafficking in Nepal by providing young girls with a year of housing, accommodation, and education. Would you please prayerfully consider supporting my run financially to help me and my team meet our support…